@antz.bin: Interesting. Is it true that previous-gen pulsars (and also supposedly platina) have a much lesser quality than current generation discovers, P220 and P135LS ?

Boxer does seem built for milkman and village use. Heavy load carrying capacity, made for speeds under 60, self-start (anyone would loose balance when carrying 2 pillions loaded with luggage and tries kicking bike), spoke wheels and lack of disc brake all indicate in that direction. Too bad its selling very well in Africa but is barely making a mark in India.

@antz.bin

looks like u are a big discover fan and a bajaj fan too

true that boxer is a non nonsense bike for the rural market and does its job well(may be better than splendor?) and if used in the city is light on the pocket too

how ever we wud hardly settle for a bike like boxer eventhough we needed for normal city use(yes that includes me too)
it wudnt attract the city market but i do wonder why it isnt popular in the rural market

Its not about being a Bajaj fan. Please stop trying to undermine facts by calling the poster 'biased' or fan. I have clearly listed drawbacks also. But what I posted was a fact. I can give you phone no.s of those 2 people and you can confirm the FE bits on your own.

As far as city usage is concerned, ignoring the digital gadgetry (which is nothing but eye candy), please TR the Discover 150 (without looking at the badge) and then talk to me if it is not extremely good.

Coming to Boxer, if you look at what is available in similar pricing in the competition showrooms (don't forget that it is priced below 50k OTR even in Bangalore. It costs almost exactly the same as something like a Splendor+.) And then consider accordingly what is being offered.

So run-in or riding style/ etc has little to do with efficiency. Just asking because you were so curious about weight and other *almost* identical conditions.
Ok Discover outclassing uni & p220 is believable. But p220 delivering better gas mileage to Uni is something sensational!

no no i am not trying to undermine facts

its nice to know someone is supporting the facts when i see a lot of people even without riding a bike are die hard haters of the bike(pulsars mostly)

i have ridden the d150 of a friend of mine and was impressed(thts the only bike i have ridden so... )

any particular reason why u chose discover instead of unicron for running city errands?

Run-in does have an effect on your FE, agreed. But that is when you really screw up your run-in. Or else, for bikes under 20k km on the odo, it doesn't matter very much. Anyways, even I wasn't a saint when running in . Of course riding styles do differ, but even I couldn't manage anything above 45 on that particular Uni in those conditions. Even I was mighty surprised with the results considering what we read on the forum is drastically different from what we actually experienced over 1 year.

A P220 is not as fuel inefficient as people assume it to be. I have been riding carefully these days (not exceeding 80 much) and for the last ~2k km, my bike has been returning 45+ kmpl. You can check my FE history on the P220 ownership thread. But still, 3 out of 5 times, I would invariably end up with lower FE figures thanks to highway rides.

Then alright

Well, the place we stayed happened to be in old Pune. Congested streets and maniac traffic was the order of the day. P220 is waay too cumbersome in such conditions. Being left with Discover and Unicorn, I chose the lighter bike of the 2. Discover being a good 25kg lighter than Unicorn was much easier to push, pull, lift, sway and park. To top it, it would return better FE. Being students, selection was quite easy .

P.S.: @Somen I found another reason why disc brakes are better than drum brakes even at low speeds. You can see that reason too, on the rear bumper of my car, in the form of scratches caused by a Splendor at 1810 hrs on July 14th 2012. The guy crashed into my stationary car because he couldn't stop for the traffic light in time.

P.P.S.: If god gave me power to change 1 thing in the world, I would change all drum brake setups in the world to discs. And I am seriously serious about it.

u r the first person i know who chose some othr bike than unicorn

from my experience with fellow riders everyone has an image that unicorn is a light,fuel efficient,comfort king(one guy even mentioned that it is the mercedes of bikes)

may be it is
but never heard someone choose discover over unicorn

Touche so, is it more from the scratches on your car?

I checked in the morning, the bumper is broken, so its not just scratches. He was lucky he didn't break the tail light. Or else the repair bill would have surpassed the resale value of his 'high on resale' bike. All because he couldn't stop in time.

Just because his bike had ill serviced drum brakes, apparently its not his fault. And I am a bhikhari if I tell him to pay for damages because that would be cruel to that fellow. About time we took responsibility of our actions and moved to living a safer life.

True! I think the way insurance works in our country should be changed so that if someone damages your vehicle, you should be able to claim damages on their insurance. I'm not sure if that is possible at the moment. Ideally it should be that way.

It is possible to do that, but After a lengthy court battle which would cost more than the damage itself.

Big time update

Budget increased. 150cc or above. Got a job in Amazon so...

Mostly going for Suzuki GS150R. Lets see

@MHG, congrats on your job! best of luck with your new purchase.. since the budget is going to be increased, why not a P200NS

Considering it seriously. Since I need something more of a commute for lots of mile munching, I decided to play it safe and go for an established product.

Later next year I can buy (the possibly niggle-free) Pulsar 200SS for myself, retire the Samurai and give the GS150R to my dad.

Are all bike over TR ?? kidding small Brother!!

I thought this thread s going to be universal thread for 100cc TR/Reviews. You covered almost all Bikes, right??

Congrats for your new Job!! Now more Bucks!!!


But please buy it now, don't keep anymore suspenses, plese..please!!

I wish if any indian two wheeler's could have customised as per needs, as we get in Harley D.

Post the pics!! when you get your bike!! we all here will be more happy for you !!